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Table 1 Descriptive Statistics

From: Examining the association of changes in minimum wage with health across race/ethnicity and gender in the United States

 

Mean (SD) or %

Access to Care

 Uninsurance

26.2

 Missed care due to cost

20.2

Health Behaviors

 No exercise in the last 30 days

32.9

1Days ETOH consumed in the last 30 days

5.2 (6.6)

 Times fruit consumed in the last 30 days

23.1 (26.7)

 Vegetable servings consumption in the last 30 days

26.3 (23.0)

Health Outcomes

 Self-reported hypertension

25.4

 Self-reported fair or poor health

16.9

 Poor mental health days in the last 30 days

3.7 (6.9)

 Poor physical health days in the last 30 days

2.8 (6.0)

 Unhealthy days in the last 30 days

5.9 (8.4)

State-level variables

 State Earned Income Tax Rate

.04 (.07)

2State EITC is Refundable

28.1

 Maximum Temporary Needy Assistance Benefit for 3

390 (140)

 Maximum Food Stamp Benefit for 3

423 (31)

 1-year lagged Gross Domestic Product %

4.1 (2.4)

 Medicaid Expansion to Childless Adults

9.2

Individual-level variables

 High School Diploma/GED

73.7

 Age

40.5 (10.2)

 Black

12.3

 Latino

20.8

 Female

42.5

 Married

56.9

 Minor Children

51.9

  1. 1. ETOH = Alcohol. 2. EITC = Earned Income Tax Credit. All estimates are weighted to reflect sample design